Navigation Act 1912
231CMaintenance and use of radio equipment and radio services
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231C Maintenance and use of radio equipment and radio services
(1) The master of a ship equipped with a radio installation: (a) shall maintain that radio installation, or cause that radio installation to be maintained, in accordance with the regulations and orders; (b) shall not use that radio installation, or permit that radio installation to be used, otherwise than in accordance with the regulations and orders; and (c) shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, on the ship a radio service in accordance with the regulations and orders. (2) The master of a ship equipped with a radio navigational aid: (a) shall maintain that radio navigational aid, or cause that radio navigational aid to be maintained, in accordance with the regulations and orders; and (b) shall not use that radio navigational aid, or permit that radio navigational aid to be used, otherwise than in accordance with the regulations and orders.
Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.